Town Hall · Leven

Leven, MN town hall & government

Leven spent $208,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $419 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Leven's government.

Town budget

Where Leven's money goes

Spent
$208,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$419
typical Minnesota towns: $269
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$148,00071%
Fire
$34,00016%
Administration & buildings
$7,0003%
Sewer & trash
$2,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$16,0008%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 79%
  • From the state 18%
  • Fees & charges 2%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From other local governments 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Leven

Full-time staff
0
5 part-time too
Administration & buildings
0 full-time5 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Minnewaska School District

Leven's K–12 school district, shared with Barsness, Blue Mounds, Farwell, Glenwood, Glenwood and Grove Lake. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$17,286
Minnesota: $17,091
Students
1,345
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$12.1 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Minnesota districts overall: 30% local, 62% state, 8% federal

  • Local 24%
  • State 70%
  • Federal 7%

Of the $17,286 per pupil, $11,984 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Property tax

What homeowners in Leven pay

Typical tax bill
$2,671
a year · Minnesota typical $3,357
Effective rate
0.69%
of home value · Minnesota 1.02%
Typical home value
$385,500
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Leven's government

Town hall & decisions in Leven →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Leven

Leven is represented in Congress by Senators Amy Klobuchar and Tina Smith and Representative Michelle Fischbach. Tim Walz is governor.

All of Leven's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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